The E-100 with Krupp designed center turret. Model features scratch built infrared equipment on the turret top along with a remote controlled explosives contained Goliath tracked mine of which 4,929 were built during WW2 along with cradle and winch assembly. Acrylics, oil washes and various clay washes complete the build along with a few pigments.
Italian armored car down in acrylics with light oil washes. Camouflage is typical of the Balkans region in 1943.
The United States M3 Lee which of which 6,258 were built by five different manufacturing companies during WW2. This was the first olive drab tank I’ve done and required a slightly different approach when it came to weathering.
The British Matilda tank which is depicted here serving in North Africa. The Tamiya kit was created using acrylics and only two mediums for weathering - VMS Black Steel pigment and Tamiya panel liner.
The Mark.I was the first tank actually used in combat. Developed in 1915 this “male” version had two 6 pounder guns for its armament along with 3 Hotchkiss machines guns. This is a Takom kit in 1/35 scale.
This depicts a “what if” scenario had the E-100 reached production. It’s depicted in the spring of ‘46, its haphazard whitewashed winter camo fading away. One hull was completed by the time the allies took control of Germany. Plans had it with a crew of six and weighing in at 123 tons and standing just over 11 feet tall. The kit is produced by Amusing Hobby in 1/35 scale and was done with acrylics, VMS and AK pigments along with oils. The wire for the hull camouflage sets were hyper aged for a rust finish.
A “Paper Panzer” hence it existed only on paper though some sources say a hull was found in the closing days of WW2 for it. The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Lion in English) was designed to have the L/70 high velocity gun and a 1,000 horsepower Maybach engine.
Largest tank by volume ever to reach production. Had a crew of 12 but was too late to see action in WWI. By the beginning of WW2 it was hopelessly outclassed. Number 92 Picardie broke down due to a mechanical and was captured by the Germans. It’s fate is unknown but presumably scrapped. This is the 1/35 scale Meng kit with tailskid kit added.
